You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
TONI MORRISONThere is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You are your own stories.
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For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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Black women have always been friends. I mean, if you didn’t have each other you had nothing.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
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What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
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What a woman. What a life.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises. If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays.
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